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What Others Say.
1.-THE Presbyterian

INCIDENCE IN THE CHURCH.
There is a good deal of religious lazi-
ness in this world. Once in a while
we hear of Christian worker who is
overwrought, one who dies too soon or
is laid aside through excessive devo-
tion. But the occurrence is so rare
that a small volume would probably
contain the records of all such lives in
a generation. There are more church
es dying for the want of working pas
tors than they are pastors diving
through excessive work for their
churches. There are Sabbath schools
languishing for the want Of energy in
those who conduct them. There are
classes that make no progress because
lazy teachers sit before them and
yawn through lesson which they
have not earnestness enough to teach
if they were prepared. There are
Christian men who Jet their church
run down because they are too lazy to
keep it up. Yet these same men make
their own secular business succeed.
It is a shame to do the worlds work
we'll and then Christ's work shabbily.
What is wanted is revival of Chris
tian energy and zeal. God never
blesses laziness. It is farce for you
to ask him to bless your parish work,
your preaching, your teaching, your
superintendency, if you put no life
into your work. Consecration is q
mockery unless it be made real by the
utmost we can do. The curse of the
church to-day Is laziness!
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It is better to preach the truth with
out practicing it, than to preach evil
in order to be consistent with ones
evil doing. But the best way of all is
to preach the truth, and to practice it
also. None of us ought to be satisfied
with any way short of the best.
Advice is like castor oil easy enough
to give, but hard enough to take.
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(Conoreodtionultst.)

The cases are exceedingly rare where
it is by any means proper for one per-
son to tell another anything in the
way of criticism that may have been
said of him by somebody else. No
good is apt to result from passing along
such state, but unpleasant and bitter
feelings frequently are begun in this
way. Therefore, hold any such state
ments sacred in your own bosom,
whether your informant has requested
you to do so or not, and by all means
in your power avoid setting people at
variance.
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INJURY TO THE EYE OF THE HORSE.

INJURY TO THE EYE OF THE HORSE.
Dark stables, and especially damp
basement stables, cause blindness,
either temporary or confirmed, and
such stables should at once be remod-
eled, admitting light and fresh, pure
Horses confined in dark and damp
stables are more apt to be affected dur
ing winter when snow is on the
ground, and at which time the stable
is kept closed to keep out. the cold,
than during warm weather.
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Columbia Female College Commence
ment is in progress. Rev. A. G. Smith
preached to a crowded house on Sunday.
In the evening the College Missionary
Society held its fifth anniversary, Rev.
R. D. Smart addressing the Society. We
have not space to notice at present this
strong and eloquent effort.
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Hon. J. M. Hutson, for forty years a
leading member of the Barnwell bar,
died in that county June -. He was a
consistent member of the Presbyterian
church, of which his only son is minis
ter
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A spiritual mind has something of
the nature of the sensitive plant.
There is holy shrinking away from
evil.
The working Of the good and brave
seen or unseen, endures literally for
ever, and cannot die.
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(IHe StCiss C1.oss.l

INFLAMABLE BREATH.-There is q
brief reference in q recent number of
Science to a remarkable case in which
the breath of an individual, or rather
the eructions from the stomach, took
fire when brought in contact with a
lighted match. This case, which was
reported in the Medical Record, has
called forth communications from
physicians, by which it would appear
that the phenomenon is not such a
rare one as at first supposed. In one
case Of disordered digestion, the pa
tient emitted inflammable gas from
the mouth, which upon analysis was
found to be largely composed Of marsh
gas. In another case the gas was sui
phuretted hydrogen. A case is report
ed in the British Medical Journal, in
which, while blowing out a match,
the patients breath caught fire with a
noise like the report of pistol, which
was loud enough to awaken his wife.
One evening while a confirmed dys-
peptic was lighting his pipe, an eruc-
tion of gas from his stomach occurred,
and the ignited gas burned his mus
tache and lips. The origin of these
gases is undoubtedly the undigested
food, which in these cases undergoes
decomposition.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18

Yorktown, there were only $3.50 southern
troops. There was some skirmishing, nothing
more. II Mcclellan had Immediately attacked
Magruder he could have forced his line and
taken Yorktown without doubt.
Por six days the 5000 Confederates held
Yorktown against McClellan's s5,00O Then
it began to be plain what he was about. He
was digging In the ground around Yorktown,
throwing up earthworks, preparing to place
heavy siege guns and go into regular invest
ment He cut roads and built bridges And
still it rained, and McClellan's soldiers sick
ened and died in the swamps of the War
wick.
One of the Confederate Notifications on the
Federal right was known as Dam No. ].
April lG a reconnaissance Of the Confederate
position was made here by some of Gen
William F. Smiths men, under orders from
the general in chief The Warwick was
waist deep, but some Vermonters he
roically waded across and gained the
Confederate rife pits, which they held
for half an hour. They were forced to
withdraw, the Confedcrates being quickly re
enforced. Once more some other Vermont
troops were ordered across, under protection
of twenty guns, the division battery. But
they were met by heavy fire and were or
dered back. Gen. Smith was exceedingly
anxious to mass the division and make bold
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18
BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS

May 81 Mcclellan had, on both sides of the
Chickahominy, all army of l26,0U0 John
stOn, who was well informed of the Union
movements, resolved to attack the two Federal
corps south Of the Chickahomny, at Fair
Oaks station. COUGHS division was the ex-
IRENE right of the Federal forces, anil occu-
pied Fair Oaks, a little railway station.
Caseys division was grouped little south
east Of COUGHS, around the Seven Pines
tavern, 50 called because there are seven pine
trees there Between these two points the
tIoodlest fighting was, and it is therefore cor
rect to mention the battle by either name
Johnston commanded the Confederates.
The position Of the two armies will I've seen
from the map The Confederates adva need
In three columns to the right, left and front
of the FederaIs, Longstreet and D. f. Fill
attacked il the front, Huger on the left a I'd
GustavuS ". Smith on the right at Fair
Oaks.
Owing to the wretched roads it was noon
before the attack was made Gen. Naglees
Federal brigade was in advance on the front,
and caught the first heavy fire. He ordered
bayonet charge to save his artillery. 1t
was given with will, and then Nagles
and Caseys divisions fell back TO COUGHS
second line Casey lost some of his cannon
A hot eutilading fire had cut down many Of
his men. To the rear of COUGHS and Case g
divisions were the corps commanders. ke es
and Heintzelman, with, as they faced the
south, Reyes on the right and Heintzalman on
bo loff
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18
CONCLUDED FROM LAST WEEk.
THE PENINSULA.
From Fort ess Monroe to Fair
Oaks battle-ground.
ON TO RICHMOND.

Gen. Mcclellan had expected the constant
cooperation of the navy in the campaign OF
the Peninsula Gunboats and transports
were to move up the rivers, conveying troops
and supplies, and lowering as protection to
the force that moved by land between the
rivers. The James river was at that time In
possession of the Confedcrates, but the gen
eral hoped, "by rapid movements to open
up the James river and capture Johnston's
army and Richmond before re-enforcements
could arrive from the west and south.
For some time previous the United States
navy had been engaged in watching the Con
federate ram Merrmac at Fortress Monroe.
But the duel between the Monitor and Merri-
mac, off Hampton Roads. March 8, and th'
presence of the Monitor at the fortress lei:
that point comparatively safe base of operse
tons. Sound military critics agree that Nc
Clellan should have taken Norfolk before
starting up the Peninsula.
But he did not. He left it, with the navy
yard in full operation and the Merrinaac
steaming and screaming defiance about the
bay. At the same time be expected and in
sisted on the cooperation OF the Federal
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18
Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your ape
tite is poor, you are bothered with
and generally out Of sorts, aud want to
brace up. Brace up, but not with sti
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bad whisky, and which stimulate you
for an hour, and then leave yon in
worse condition than before: What
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purify your blood, start healthy action
of Liver and Kidneys, restore your VI,
tally, and give renewed health and
strength. Such medicine, you, will
find in Electric Bltters, and only 80
cents a bottle at NJ. p. Young a Cos
Drug Store. 3
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18
IN CAMP ON THE CAlckAAoMtNY.

The historic Chickahominy is fork Of the
James, which rises to the northwest OF Rich
mond, flows southeasterly, and empties into
the river about half way between Richmond
and it's mouth North Of Richmond it flows
nearly east and west
Meantime, early in May. Norfolk had been
abandoned by the Confedcrates. Gen. Huger,
who held it with $1,000 men, was ordered to
the defense of Richmond That left the
James open to Federal gunboats well up to-
ward Richmond
McClelan's army advanced through the
mud and ram to the bank of the Chick
ahomny keyes' and Heintzcln,ans corps
crossed it with one brigade Kcarney was
on the west, at Savage station. Hoolsers
division Of Heintzelmans corps was stationed
to the southwark to guard White Oak Swamp
bridge Summers. FrankIn's and FItz John
Porser's corps remained on the left OF north
eln bnuI, Of the Chickahominy, with McClel-
lan's headquarters OF Gaines Mill Keves'
corps was only five miles from Richmond, and
took position at Seven Pines. In Richmond
there was CONSERVATION. A niece Of Mr
Davis wrote to her mothe":
"Uncle jeff thinks We had be- tor go to Il
safer place than Richmond He is miserable
l fear he cannot live long if lie does not get
some rest and quiet
In this state OF mind, Nh, Davis joined
Church. His niece writes: Uncle jeff WIS
confirmed last Tuesday in st. Paul's church
He was baptized i'll tie morning before
church"
1t was expected that Mcclellan would take
Richmond speedily, and the Confederate
government made preparations to leave 1t.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18
AROUND WILLIAMSBURG.

Mcclellan occupied Yorktown and estal-
iished his headquarters near there He sent
lis cavalry, with artillery, under Stonemau,
Nay 4, to pursue Johnston. Stoneman
caught up with Stuart's cavalry near the
halfway house. Here was line of Con-
tederate works waiting for him. In front of
him was large redoubt of earthworks called
Fort Magruder. There was some skirrgh-
Ing, then Stoneman retreated to wait the ar
rival of infantry to cooperate with him As
he did so he left his own cannon behind him.
ingloriously stuck in the mud
May Hooker had marched with the in
fantry by a shorter road on the right to ioin
Stoneman. Gen. W. F. Smith followed bv
the Lees Mill road on the left. After him
moved COUGHS and Casey's divisions Kear-
ney's followed Hooker on the right. Sum-
ner's corps followed next day Franklin's
and Fitz John Porter's divisions were to be
sent up the York river from Yorktown by
water. Gen. Mcclellan stayed till the last at
Yorktown.
The Federal troops engaged in the fight al
Williamsburg were Hooker's and Smiths d.
visions and kearney's divisions, besides part
Of COUGHS. On the Confederate side Long
street commanded.
Loohei IuIiLlit1n HIS ORDERS tC the letter. AT
daybreak, May 5, he came in sight of VII.
liamsburg. Knowing that plenty of re-
endorsements were behind him, he attacked
at once with his 600 men, All the while the
plan of the Confederates was to retreat
slowly toward Richmond, keeping strong
rear guard back of them till they could place
the Chickahominy between themselves and
the enemy 1t was mastery movement.
1t was this strong rear guard which began
the battle of Williamsburg, though re-en-
forcements from the front speedily were sent
back.
Hooker, fighting holly at the front, sent re-
peatedly to the commanding officer for help.
But the simple fact is there was no com
handing officer. A conflict of authority
arose between Sumner and Heintzelman, who
disliked each other. So nothing was done to
relieve Hooker
Still the rain fell, as ID had been doing for
month. Artillery wheels sank to the center
in the mud, but sighting joe Hooker" kept
until night on the ground that had been
abandoned.
Not paying any attention to Hooker, who
was fighting on the Federal left, Sumner de
cided to make a movement on the right. A
Confederate redoubt on Cub Dam creek. east
OF Fort Magruder, was reported empty.
Sumner ordered Gen Winfield Scott Han
cock to go and take possession of it. He did
SO, and likewise took possession Of another
sarthWork in a<ayance of it. He wished to
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18

! take third one, still nearer Fort Magruder,
and repeatedly sent for reenforcements to
enable him TO do So Sumner twice ordered
them to 90 to his aid and twice counter
manded the order Hancock sent again UT
gently, and that time Sumner ordered him to
fall back. Thus Hancock got no more sup
! port than Hooker did. 1t seemed, somehow,
to be a battle without head.
Hancock was extremely loath to obey sucis
an order, knowing the advantage that might
be gained. He determined to obey as slowly
us possible Meantime the enemy poured III
pom him. He began retreatng Glowly before
them. Suddenly he turned Cd tbhm and opened
a terrific musket fire As the smoke from
that cleared away somewhat he shouted to
his men: Now, gentlemen the bayonet. y
His soldiers made tremendous bayonet
charge That decided the day. The C0nfed-
crates broke and fled. They lost on that part
of the battlefield alone 800 Hancock WAS
superb Gen. Mcclellan telegraphcd next
day.
So Hooker and kearney on tue left and
Hancock on the right saved the day 1T VIII
hamsburg May 5, 1862.
But the COnfederates got off and continued
their retreat toward Richmond, Just as they
had intended Next day the pursuing army
captured few OF their guns. which had
n1ired in the mud and been abandoned.
That, with some stray prisoners, was the sum
total Of the Federal spolls of war after this
battle. The Union forces lost , ,::'!!S in killed
and wounded, the Confcderates l 800.
Gen. Mcclellan was not on the field till near
; o'clock i'll the afternoon He was at York
town experimenting the removal of the
forces that were to go up the York by water.
Word was sent to him at l O'clock that the
battle was ON, and holly, and urging him to
so TO the front. He answered simply. Il
think they can take care of that little matter
In his hook-McCIelIan own hook-he says:
Gould have arrived at O'Clock II is very
certain that Smith, supported by Couch and
afterward by Casey, would at once have de-
bouched from Hancock ground and have cut
off the retreat of the greater part of the
troops engaged against Hooker"
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18

GEN. SUMNER unual ckerlns
between the general and Washington. Nc
Clellan demanded always more troops and
the president and his cabinet refused to let
Washington be denuded. McDowell's corps
which had remained at Washington, was L,
follow and join the army of the Potomsr.
But the president did not consider that G<n
Mcclellan had kept his agreement to le4ive
Washington sufficiently protected, and re-
fused to allow Mcdowell to move. This
added to McClellan'S irritation and mac
ton
For quite six days Mcclellan had lain on
the Warwick with ii force several times
larger than his enemy. After that it was too
late to force the Confederate line April 10
Gen D. H. Hill arrived with r5.enforcements
to the Confederates, and April II Gen. JOSEPH
t. Johnston himself came and took command
in place of Magruder
April 10 Mcclellan writes that if Franklin's
and McCalTs divisions OF McDowell's corps
could be sent him that be would at once at
tack Gloucester Point, opposite Yorktown,
take 1t and storm Yorktown from the rear
and in front by land Franklin's division
was sent tardily and did not arrive at York
town until April 20. "a few days. after that
Mcclellan made reconnaissance of Glouces-
ter Point
Plenty of time was taken for preparation.
1t was going to be a siege on a magnificent
plan. Scaling ladders were made, and by
the Sd of May everything was "nearlvn
ready.
May came, and 10. the Confelerates
had evacuated Yorktown The scientific
siege of Yorktown had come to naught The
Confetierates had delayed the Federal army a
month In the swamp trenches along the War
Wick line. This gave the ConfeClerates time
TO recruit, organize and drill re-enforcements
I'LL formidable army was got together.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18
TO THE CHiCkAHOMlNY.

! After Williamsburg, McClellan's army fol.
lowed on toward Richmond. There were
always delays, though, sometimes from one
cause, again from another. Part Of the troops
! were sent back to Yorktown, where they We're
embarked on transports and sent up the York
to Eithams landing, above West Point.
Franklin's division, which had been on land
only one day since they left Washington, near
the middle of April, was the advance at
Elthams landing. Franklius men had an
indecisive little encounter with tahe retraatinc
ConfederateS
1t took good two weeks for the Federal
army to move from williamsburg to White
House, where the next headquarters were,
The distance Travelled was forty miles, and a
part of the army was now within seven miles
Of Richmond. Certainly Gen. Mcclellan got
steadily nearer Richmond
The Federal forces were concentrated be-
tween the Pamunkey AMI the Chickahominy
The PamunkeY was the south bran ch of the
York. The ChlckahOminy lay hsaween the
Federal army and Richmond, just as Gen
Johnston meant it should. In a war man of
the situation before Richmond, Published at
that time day after day in one of the leading
newspapers of the United States, the Chicka-
hominy river does not appear at all The
newspaper correspondents with aIcClellan's
army evidently did not know there was such
stream. They found it out before the sum-
mer was over
After Williamsburg Mcclellan reported
that be had only $4,000 men. In response to
his urgent demand fer more troops. Nc
Dowelps corps of IL 900 men WEE ordered to
go to him by way Of fredericksburg By
following these points constantly on the map
the reader will get distinct idea of the
Peninsula campaign. Mcdowell was not
under McClellan's command but led an "in-
dependent cooperating army" Gen. Shields
division was drawn from Banks force in the
Shenandoah valley, and added to McDoweI's
oerps.
Mcdowell was ordered to leave Fredericks-
burg and join Mcclellan the middle of Nav,
which was the time Mcclellan fixed his head
quarters at White House, on the Pamunkey.
White House was the property of Mary
Gusts Lee, great granddaughter of Martha
Washington, married to a son Of Gen. Robert
E. Lee On the site of this building had
stood one in which Washington courted and
married the widow Gusts
Mcdowell did not get ready to march for
ten days, May %. Then came the Stonewall
Jackson scare in the Shenandoah valley, and
once more it was all up with the plan for
joining Mcdowell to the army of the Pc
tomac. DcDoweil was ordered back in
haste and commanded to send 10000 men at
once to the Shenandoah.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18
HANOVER COURT HOUSE.

Between McDowelrs front at Fredericks.
burg and McClellan's right before Richmond
there was force Of 1900 Confederates.
They were Anderson's and Branch's brigades
and part of Stuarts cavalry. Branch's
brigade was at Hanover Court House, four
teen miles north of Richmond. To clear
these Il, 900 away, to destroy the bridges over
the South Anna and the Pamunkey, which
would keep the Confederates from getting ia
the rear of the Union army from the right,
and to cut the railroad from Richmond to
Northern Virginia, Fitz John Porter was sent
with L., 600 men. May 81, in heavy rain,
the battle of Hanover Court House was
fought, and Porter routed the Confed,
crates. Bridges were destroyed according to
the plan, which was in other respects carried
cut except that the railroad from Richmond
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18

naval vessels in his
campaign toward
Richmond. T h >
first plan was a
combined land and
naval attack upon
Yorktown up the
York river from
Fortress Monroe.
But the navy could
not cooperate, as
the general under
stood 1T should, and
Gen. Webb, In his
peninsula c a m
paign," puts that
A~nT1,. or Afo(noI
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18

Casey was pressed backward to Fair Oaks
station with re-enforcements that had been
sent him by Keyes. There was deadly fight
ing around Fair Oaks At the same time
there was a desperate contest about Seven
Pines, and Peck's brigade of Federal troops
was forced back. Confederates swa1-ned la
i'll on the Union right, left and center.
COUGHS left was turned, and his division cut
in two, and kearney, who had endeavored to
save the left, was driven back
Gen. Sumner alone saved the part of the
army south Of the Chickahominy from ami
hilation. He had ordered a bridge built on
his front across the Chickahominy several
days before. This was the famous Grape
vine bridge. There were only two bridges
besides this by which the Federal troops
might cross the Chckahominy. These were
Bottoms bridge and the railway bridge
At 2:30 O'Clock Mcclellan ordered Sumner
to cross the river to the aid of Reyes and
Heintzelman. The fact that the Grapevine
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18
FAIR OAKS STATION.

FAIR OAKS STATION.
The Confederate army retreated to Williams
burg, eleven miles further up the Peninsula
Here the third line of the Confederate fortif.
cations crossed the Peninsula Johnston's re-
treat was accomplished the night of May g.
1t was before Yorktown that captive war bal
looms began to be used.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18

break, but his chief
forbade it, Smith
felt sure the at
tempt would have
been successful, for
his men We're in
fighting mood. He
declared the few
Vermont boys per-
formed more indi-
vidual acts Of he
roisln than any 9TH
er troops he had
heard OF.
There was CON
ti,,,,,1 ], l.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18

Gen. Mcclellan rode from Yorktown to
Williamsburg, fourteen miles, upon his favor
lite war horse, Dan Webster. The generals
aides called him Devil Dan" and he could
trot steady gait all day. Mcclellan never
parted with the faithful beast, but kept him
till Dan died, in 1873
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18

bridge was already
built saved the day,
what there was left
of it. Sum n g T.
crossed in haste
with Sedgwick's
and Richardson's
divisions and took
command. Line of
battle was formed
by Gen. Sedgwick
anew in the woods
near Fair Oaks,
and the battle ragged
even hotter than
before. Confederate
Gen Johnston was
St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18

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